[pianotech] Costco/Yamaha

[Paul T Williams]

Hi Wim,

All they did was provide the space.  I wasn't high enough in the company 
structure to know about liabilities or contracts, but I would think they 
would have.  They provided no guarantees on the pianos or service, that 
was our responsibility. 

Paul




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Paul

Did Costco get involved in anything to do with the pianos, other than 
providing the space? Did they have some sort of written policy that 
exempted them from any liability for the condition of the pianos, or 
service of any kind?

Wim

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From: Paul T Williams <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>
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Sherman Clay has done this for a long time...not with Steinway, but Kohler 
and Campbells' when I was the warehouse manager learning this wonderful 
trade nearly 20 years ago!!  We had a specific inventory just to ship 
around the state to various Costco's.  Not sure if they still do this. 
Maybe with Boston and Essex pianos(?) 

Hey Seattle....do they still do this?? 

Paul 



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    Wandering through our local Cosco's "aisles of beauty" this morning I 
was attracted to live piano music coming from the middle of the store.  It 
was eminating from a new Yamaha baby grand (couldn't see the model) with a 
Disklavier doing the playing.  Price was $16,999.  What was surprising was 
the assortment of 6 other various Yamahas.  Another baby grand w/o player 
and several studios and consoles were displayed.  They attracted a lot of 
attention, but I don't know how many actually were sold.  No sales person 
was in evidence.  Looks like warehouse clubs are into the piano business 
big time, at least ours is...... 
    Mike Kurta, RPT 
    Chicago chapter 
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